Technical Payroll Consultant

Join our dynamic team in Bolton as a Technical Payroll Consultant on a full-time permanent basis! In this exciting role, you’ll play a key part in ensuring the accurate delivery and reconciliation of payroll across the AXA UK Group while maintaining compliance with statutory regulations. You’ll have the opportunity to implement process improvements and provide expert technical advice on payroll calculations and financial reconciliations. If you have a background in payroll and experience using HR & Payroll systems, ideally on Workday, we invite you to bring your expertise and passion for excellence to our team and help shape the future of payroll operations at AXA.

At AXA we work smart, empowering our people to balance their time between home and the office in a way that works best for them, their team and our customers. You’ll work at least 40% of your week away from home, moving to the majority of your working week from September 2025. Away from home means either attendance at one of our office locations, visiting clients or attending industry events. We’re also happy to consider flexible working arrangements, which you can discuss with Talent Acquisition.

What you’ll be doing:

• Provide guidance on technical payroll queries, ensuring compliance with statutory legislation and AXA policies.
• Assist the Payroll Lead in optimising the payroll system and implementing necessary updates for legislative changes including UAT testing.
• Offer technical expertise for resolving People Team queries related to payroll, pensions, benefits, and statutory requirements.
• Ensure accurate and timely payroll reconciliations and reporting to AXA and external bodies.
• Support the People Team with processing company benefits, annual bonuses, and statutory reporting.
• Assist AXA’s International Mobility population with payroll services, invoicing, and reporting.
• Resolve escalated payroll and finance queries from managers and external agencies.
• Complete monthly statutory processes, including Auto Enrolment, RTI reporting, and pension scheme reconciliations.

We know that some candidates may be discouraged from applying if they don't meet every requirement. If you’re excited by this job and the prospect of working at AXA but you’re not sure you tick every box, we’d still encourage you to apply.

What you’ll bring:

Essential

• Experience of processing payroll in HR & Payroll Systems.
• Knowledge of payroll statutory and legal requirements, including PAYE, statutory leave, and pensions administration.
• Understanding of payroll and pensions procedures.
• Advanced skills in MS Excel.
• Sound numeracy and communication skills, with the ability to convey complex payroll and finance information to managers and employees.
• Ability to work under own initiative and manage own workloads effectively.

Desirable

• Experience in using Workday HCM and Payroll.
• Familiarity with P11D and Benefits in Kind processing.
• Experience in payroll account reconciliations.
• Involvement in supporting payroll projects (changes in reward offering, TUPE’s).
• CIPP qualified or working towards qualifications.

As a precondition of employment for this role, you must be eligible and authorised to work in the United Kingdom.

This position has been defined as an Insurance Distribution Directive (IDD) role under the IDD regime which means that in addition to pre-employment screening checks, the successful candidate will be subject to background screening every 4 years with an annual declaration in interim years.

What we offer:

At AXA UK, we’re appreciative of the people who work for us and our rewards package is reviewed regularly to reflect that. You can expect to receive:

• Competitive annual salary of up to £28,000 dependent on experience.
• Annual company & performance-based bonus.
• Contributory pension scheme (up to 12% employer contributions).
• Life Assurance (up to 10 x annual salary).
• 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays.
• Opportunity to buy up to 5 extra days leave or sell up to 5 days leave.
• AXA employee discounts.
• Gym benefits.

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Who we are: AXA UK Support Functions power AXA’s three customer-facing business units, providing the infrastructure, support and expertise to ensure our customers can always count on us. Whether you’ve got heaps of experience and qualifications behind you, or you’re just starting out, we’ll give you the support and opportunities to help you grow and develop with confidence.